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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

County Hospital Association," and by that name may and shall

have succession and shall be in law capable of suing and being

sued, pleading and being impleaded, defending and being de-

fended in suits, courts and places wheresoever, in all manner of

actions, suits, matters, complaints and causes, and may have and

use a common seal and change and alter the same, and shall be

capable of acquiring, purchasing and taking by gift, grant, de-

vise, or bequest, or otherwise, in trust or in perpetuity, and of

holding real and personal estate and property for the uses and

purposes of the said corporation, and to sell, dispose of, invest

and re-invest any and all property so received by them, as

in their judgment may best serve the interest and welfare of the

said hospital.

Objects of

SEC. 2. And be it enacted. That the objects of the said cor-

corporation

poration are to establish and maintain in the City of Hagers-

town, in the County of Washington, in the State of Maryland,

a hospital at which shall be received persons requiring medical

and surgical advice, aid and treatment, and where medicines

may be provided and dispensed for their benefit, where they

may receive all necessary care and suitable medical and surgical

treatment.

Management.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the affairs of said corpora-

tion shall be conducted by a Board of Trustees, to consist of

not exceeding eleven persons, no one of whom shall, directly

or indirectly, receive any compensation for services, nor be in-

terested in any contract relating to said hospital or the supplies

thereof.

Trustees of

SEC. 1. And be it enacted. That the persons named in the

said corpor-
ation.

first section of this Act, or such of them as accept this appoint-

ment, and such other persons as they may in accordance with

the by laws of the said corporation appoint, shall be the trus-

tees of the said corporation, and shall have power to make by-

laws not inconsistent with the law, and to alter the same, to fill

vacancies which may occur in their number by non-acceptance,

death, resignation or otherwise; to appoint all necessary physi-

cians, surgeons, assistants, stewards, nurses and servants, and to

fix their compensation and to discharge them whenever they

shall deem it expedient to do so, to make all needful rules and

regulations for the government of their proceedings and for the

admission of persons to said hospital. And if at any time all of

said trustees shall have died, removed from the county, resigned

or have become incapacitated to discharge the duties of trustees

as required by this Act, and there shall remain no one in being

to continue succession, as herein provided for, the Judge or

Judges of the Circuit Court for Washington County are hereby

authorized to select trustees, who shall have all the powers here-

in conferred for the control of the affairs of the said association

Maintain in

and for continuing the succession of trustees in perpetuity ; the

perpetuity.

purpose being bv this means to maintain in perpetuity a com-

plete governing body of trustees for the said "The Washington

County Hospital Association."